St. Matthew Passion Main Performer or Conductor: Geza Oberfrank Accompaniment/Orchestra: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Soloists: Hungarian Festival Choir (Chorusmaster: Agnes Mester) Children's Choir of the Hungarian Radio (Chorusmaster: Janos Remenyi) Jozsef Mukk (Evangelist / Second Witness / Tenor) Istvan Gati (Jesus) Judit Nemeth (First Witness / Contralto) Ibolya Verebits (Soprano) Peter Koves (Judas / Peter / Bass) Peter Cser (Pilate / Second High Priest) Ferenc Korpas (First High Priest) Rozsa Kiss (Pilate's Wife / First Maidservant) Agnes Csenki (Second Maidservant) Instrumentation: Cello Choir Orchestra Organ Viola da Gamba Voice Individual Works: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Naxos Catalog Number: 8.550832-34 Year Released/Recorded: 1993 Total Playing Time: 3 CDs 2h 43min Comments: Hieu Tran said: This is a surprisingly good recording of Bach's famous Passion. The choir is outstanding, and so is the orchestra. The quality of the recording itself is very clean, and the entire performance is solid from the first choral to some of the tender arias to the final heart-breaking song. A libretto with German and English text is included. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Hieu Tran Date First Submitted: 02/20/1999 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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